People and Persons

People and Persons
 

I've seen in some books that "persons" is used. Why do they use it? Why not "people"? The plural of person is "people" not "persons". I am confused:confused::thinking:

People is usually a term applied to the masses. When used in this context, its synonym is human beings:
I'm a person. There are many people in the world.

If you're referring to a specific human being, the plural form is persons:
Who is this person? What can we learn from the persons who left their homelands to establish themselves in a foreign land?

If you're referring to the physical body, the plural is always persons:
What did he have on his person when he was apprehended? They all had vials of poison on their persons.

There is a grammatical person, as in first person, second person and third person. The plural is always persons:
In third person, the conjugated form is has. In first and second persons, however, it is have.

A corporation can be designated as a person in a court of law. Its plural is persons.

ohh thank you